Sandra Hunter Cooperman
May 10, 1935-Sept. 8, 2024
Stockton, California
Submitted by Matthew Cooperman

Sandra H. Cooperman, May 10, 1935–September 8, 2024, passed away in Stockton, California after a brief illness. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the daughter of Alec and Peg Hunter, she graduated from Horlick High School where she was one of the first female editors of the school newspaper. She obtained her RN license from Columbia Hospital School of Nursing in Milwaukee and later a degree in English from the University of Wisconsin Madison, maintaining a deep fondness for all things “Bucky Badger.”

Moving to California in 1965 with her then husband, Dr. Lawrence R. Cooperman, she settled in Redwood City, and raised a loving family. Quickly adapting to the zeitgeist of the Bay Area in the 60s, “Sandy” was a community and political activist, working on voter registration, free speech, anti-war and anti-poverty initiatives. She played an active role in numerous political campaigns. . Civically minded all her adult life, Sandy served on numerous community boards and advisory panels. Outside of her family, her most enduring legacy was as an environmental activist, playing a key role in the preservation of Bair Island, the last remaining open wetlands in the Bay Area She is survived by her ex-husband, her brother Charles F. Hunter, her two children Lisa and Matthew Cooperman, and their extended families.